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The most common dance-lesson stereotype involves women coercing their boyfriends, husbands and partners into taking lessons with them. While this may be the case with some men, others enjoy ballroom dancing. Whether the lessons are done in preparation for an upcoming occasion, or just for fun, men can have fun during their ballroom dance lessons for many different reasons.

Do It For Your Health

Taking dance lessons is good exercise, and allows the men a stress-reducing outlet. All types of exercise increase endorphins, lifting your mood and relieving stress, and dancing is no different. Depending on the type of dance chosen, you can burn around 370 calories for every hour spent on the dance floor. Compare that to less exciting forms of exercise, like jogging, and dancing will win every time. Not only do you get to move around to the music, but the process of learning these moves can be fun.

Spend Time With Your Family

Men will also enjoy the time that they get to spend with their significant others. Sometimes it can be hard to carve out time to spend one on one, especially when you have children, jobs, chores and many other things that come first. A relationship can be strengthened when a couple spends a certain number of hours alone together per week, and dance lessons are a great excuse to do so.

Switch Up Your Routine

There’s also the “entertainment factor” to consider. It can be boring to keep doing the same activities all of the time. There are only so many movies and television shows to watch, and a limited number of times that you can play the same video or board games before become disillusioned with them. Taking a dance lesson gives you something fun to do that is also different. It’s good to spread your metaphorical wings and try something different for a change – so take a dance lesson! You won’t regret it.